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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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